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Come on down, Cancer…

drew:

You’re the next contestant on the “You’re so screwed” show.

Tonight at 5:30pm ET, I will be on CNN LIVE! with fellow Cancer ass kicker and host of the “Price is Right”, Drew Carey (@DrewFromTV - follow him please?)

I’m not sure what we’ll talk about…oh yeah that’s right.

Obliterating horrific diseases.

Please join us at 5:30pm ET won’t you?

http://www.cnn.com/live/

!!

“Wait, what? I don’t get this whole Drew Carey thing”

drew:

Totally understandable.   It’s been a busy past few days so I figured that a recap would be in order.

After my 9th chemo treatment, I got some awesome news.  The masses in my neck, chest, and abdomen had been labeled by my Dr. as “resolved” after a PET scan.   That meant I’m going in the right direction.  I currently have 2 more chemo treatments left.

My last treatment is Nov. 2nd.  A week before my birthday, Nov. 9th.  So I decided to put my Twitter name (@Drew) up for auction hoping to raise some money to give to LIVESTRONG for my birthday.  This is the foundation that has been by my side since my diagnosis.

I talked to Twitter before this.  Their terms of service strictly prohibit selling a twitter name for personal financial gain.  They understood what I was trying to do and blessed it.

So we went forward and Drew Carey (@DrewFromTV) got wind of the auction.  The starting bid was $10,000.  A huge amount in my mind.  He took it further with a starting bid of $25,000.  And then minutes later threw in a curveball.  If he got 100,000 followers by auction end (Nov 9th), his bid would turn into $100,000.

Wow.

And then the bombshell yesterday.  If he gets 1,000,000 (one million) followers by the end of THIS YEAR, December 31st, he will donate $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to LIVESTRONG. (watch the video with Shira Lazar here!)

Leah Clark totally got what Drew Carey is trying to do.

He is raising awareness, he is taking an opportunity to give to a wonderful organization and help obliterate a horrific disease…cancer.

More to come, there’s a whole month left for bidding and a whole few months left before the end of the year.  Will another Drew bid?  Drew Barrymore, Drew Brees?  If they do, what does that mean?  It means more awareness will be raised for a disease that is assumed to be “under control” or “something that won’t affect me”.

Since his bid, he went from 13k followers to over 60k at this point.  He gets it and so do you.  You are participating in raising priceless awareness AND a VERY significant dollar amount that goes right to Cancer research.

That’s what this whole thing is all about.

Thank you.

<3

Lucky #9? You betcha.

drew:

So I went into chemo #9 today not knowing if my PET scan results were even in.  I had the test on Friday morning. (the scan to the right is NOT me)

Not sure if I ever shared this story publicly, but my oncologist, Dr. Andrew Solan was chosen at random.

My family Dr. suggested an oncologist in his building.

They didn’t take my insurance.

So I called my insurance (the same ones that would later mark me down as “expired”, not as in insurance is expired…expired as in deceased), and they gave me a list of local oncologists who took my insurance.

“Dr. Andrew….” the lady started.

“What’s his #, I’ll call that one” I said.

His name is Andrew.  So is mine.

Dr. Andrew Solan.

That is how I picked my oncologist.   And boy was I lucky.  He is an amazingly warm man, and has 31 years of experience.   His office staff is wonderful in every way.  I am planning on something big for them as a thank you.  Ellen, who administers my chemo is a champ, and handles all of my fellow chemo’zers alone most of the time.  She doesn’t take any crap, and dishes it out to keep everyone on their toes and in good spirits.  I love her.

Today I went in, I paid my office visit fee, and snuck a peek inside of my chart.  I thought i saw the phrase “PET scan” on the top, but there were no pictures…just a bunch of words.  Was that it?

I got my blood drawn and went to wait for Dr. Solan.

“Your PET scan looks good” he said.

“Cool” I replied.  Yeah, real nice.  Inside I was thinking “WHAT THE HELL DOES GOOD MEAN???”

He then read the scan over a few more times since he had just gotten the results this morning.

“This is very VERY good in fact”.

“Sweet” I said.  Inside I was thinking “WHAT THE HELL DOES VERY VERY GOOD MEAN”

“The mass in your neck is resolved.  The mass in your chest is resolved.  The mass in your abdomen is resolved.”

Resolved?  Gone.  Off the map.  Peace out boyscout.

HolyMotherOfAwesome.

He stood there beaming.  He’s a very pleasant guy, but he was honestly smiling.  He had told me he read the Philly Inquirer piece, and heard all about BlameDrewsCancer.  He was proud.  The office is proud.  They put up some clippings and a Blame-A-Thon poster up on the wall.  My “wall of fame” they call it.   They’re so super sweet.

My mom has made pillows for my fellow chemo’zers, I brought in some swedish fish via Louis Gray.  Brought in some LIVESTRONG bracelets, pins, and info.  Tried my best to bring a positive vibe to some crappy situations.

It works.

Blaming works.  Please keep it coming.

Your support works.  Please keep it coming.

I have 3 more chemo treatments left, and “You’re done”, Dr. Solan….I mean Andrew said.

“That’s outstanding” I replied.  But inside I was thinking…”I’m only getting started”

(Side note: This was the first chemo treatment I went to entirely alone.  I don’t like going alone.  I get scared.  Blame Cancer will be working on a “Chemo Co-Pilot” program as first order)

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! I’m SOSOSOSOSOSO happy for you Drew!